पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 17, 2076 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.8 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
तमस्त्वज्ञानजं विद्धि मोहनं सर्वदेहिनाम्।प्रमादालस्यनिद्राभिस्तन्निबध्नाति भारत।।14.8।।
"14.8 But Ignorance, the product of darkness, stupefies the senses in all embodied beings, binding them by chains of folly, indolence and lethargy." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2133 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1998 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1483
Malayalam Era: 1252
Nanakshahi: 607
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya179.64°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra58.58°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala228.61°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha181.82°TulāCitrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati178.85°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra144.80°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani239.62°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 31 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 28 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:25 – 05:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:00 – 05:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:38 – 14:24
Godhūli Muhūrta17:16 – 17:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:28 – 17:57
Amṛta Kāla17:13 – 18:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:50 – 10:16
Yamaganda13:09 – 14:36
Gulika Kāla05:57 – 07:24
Varjyam06:26 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta 08:39 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:57 – 07:24 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:24 – 08:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:50 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:16 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:43 – 13:09 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:09 – 14:36 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:36 – 16:02 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:02 – 17:28 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:28 – 19:02 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:02 – 20:36 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:36 – 22:09 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:09 – 23:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:43 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:16 – 02:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:50 – 04:24 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:24 – 05:57 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°
Longitude: 82.9739°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5178
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1891128.27
Julian Day2479593.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.9258°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)238.81°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.9258°), declination -9.52°, EoT 15.23 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2076-10-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)